They say there’s a real boss somewhere around here.
Not just any simple boss that the buffed Wind Rapid Blade can cut down, but a “real” boss.
The Wind Rapid Blade led me deep into the cave, and before long, we reached its end.
Dismounting from his horse, the Wind Rapid Blade started feeling around the cave walls.
Something small and stick-like protruded between the cave walls.
As he took hold of it, the cave walls began to shift.
Thud, thud, thud!
“Originally, I said we’d wait until you guys couldn’t grab it… But if you’re ranked number one, you’ll probably catch it with your foot.”
“But I’m not ranked number one.”
Ranked battles have been so scarce that I’m still outside the top ten, while the Sword Saint is sitting pretty in first place.
Next is Leo in second, and Michael in third.
He shook his head.
“That Sword Saint has become a has-been after losing to sis, so now she’s first. I think he’ll lose to Leo too.”
[LOL]
[That’s true]
[Spitting facts! Jamcola!]
[? Shut up, dog]
[Sword Saint oppa bash no no no no]
[Honestly, Lily is strong, but the Sword Saint can’t be counted out;;]
[Why are there so many Lily fans in the Sword Saint’s room? LOL]
The harsh evaluation from the Wind Rapid Blade made me chuckle.
It’s hard to argue with him, but it’s not entirely true either.
The Sword Saint lost the sword that held the essence of the demon race, which made up most of his strength.
Because of that, his power and aura have significantly diminished, but he’s still the Sword Saint.
His talent surpasses Leo’s, and even without a sword or magic, his talent for swordsmanship remains intact.
If they were to face off right now, Leo would win, but if the Sword Saint were to regain his weapon and sharpen his skills, he would undoubtedly take the lead.
‘Not that Leo is just sitting around.’
The door opened.
A ray of light shot into the dim cave, and soon, bright light enveloped us.
A vast prairie.
But it was strikingly different from the prairie we had entered the cave from.
It seemed more like a kind of dungeon that transports you to another space.
He quickly hopped onto his horse, rumbling impatiently.
“Let’s hurry. They say the older brothers and sisters are coming, so we have to finish quickly.”
“If it seems like we’ll get caught, we could just back off…”
“Come on! It’s not that bad. Hurry up!”
Is that really the case?
Since they said they’d drop the boss here, I’m planning to milk this dry.
“Alright then, what’s the remaining quest?”
“Umm… Red Horned Black Horse 50%? Defeat 30 of them… Also take down two Red Horses.”
“Let’s go right away.”
Whoosh!!
Once again, the Wind Rapid Blade sharpened like before.
He dashed across the prairie, slicing through the Black Horses and Red Horses.
While he was lost in the thrill of battle, I quickly teleported to the end of the prairie.
[That’s the boss over there]
[Looks kinda big, huh?]
[What?]
[The Circulation’s Red Horse looks at you with curiosity.]
[LV.100]
Level 100.
It’s an impressively high level for a Field Boss of the continent, but compared to the boss of the previous ruins dungeon, it’s nothing special.
It pulls out a pure white staff.
Holy Power gathers from the staff, radiating a dazzling light that binds the Red Horse’s legs.
The horn of the Red Horse glows red.
[The Circulation’s Red Horse uses ‘Circulation.’]
[Circulation partially seals the target’s eternity.]
[Circulation – 1]
[Resurrection wait time increases to 12 hours.]
What?
Before I could even ask that, threads of light shattered and slammed into me.
Let me correct that.
Whoosh!
“It’ll be a tricky opponent for the users.”
What hit me was an illusion.
I’m above that.
Overwhelming Holy Power acts as a weight, pressing down on the Red Horse.
Unable to withstand the weight of power, the Red Horse becomes one with the ground.
Temporarily losing its life.
“…?”
Whoosh!
Along with a strange sensation, the squished Red Horse scattered somewhere and reappeared in its original spot.
It looks perfectly fine.
Its horn glows again.
[Circulation partially seals the target’s eternity.]
[Circulation – 2]
[Resurrection wait time increases to 24 hours.]
“Twice?”
[?]
[What’s this resurrection?]
[Buying this?]
[Resurrection wait time?]
[This is absurd.]
[Isn’t it bad if the Circulation stacks up?]
[Looks like the time doubles.]
[Could end up with a permanent ban. Oh no!]
[Resurrection vs. Resurrection]
A user’s ability to delay ‘Resurrection.’
Usually, when a user dies, they can resurrect in 10 minutes, 30 minutes, and then 1 hour, and after that, they’re fixed at 10 hours.
This fix only reverts back to the previous time after that duration passes.
In other words, if fixed at 10 hours, after one resurrection, it’s 10 hours. A total of twenty hours must pass to return to the previous figure of 1 hour.
However, this Circulation ignores those rules and arbitrarily increases the time.
There was a reason the Jeokwol Guild didn’t touch it except to maintain hunting grounds.
Regardless of how strong they are, dying in a Circulation state makes them unable to log in for a long time.
Even the opponent resurrects after being killed.
[What do we do???]
“There are usually two methods to deal with them—how to face the resurrectors.”
Whether it’s resurrection or a life vessel using the soul, dealing with an enemy that can resurrect is simple.
One is the source of resurrection, so it’s about eliminating the driving force behind resurrection.
Kwa-ji-ji-ji-ck!!
“Break their will.”
……
The distant holy power once again pressurized the Red Horse.
The Red Horse’s body is regenerating.
[Cycle – 3]
[Resurrection wait time has increased to 48 hours.]
It indeed increases by double.
Puru-
Kwa-jik!
[Cycle – 4]
Pu-
Kwa-jik!
[Cycle – 5]
……
.
.
.
[Cycle – 11]
[Resurrection wait time has increased to 12,288 hours.]
“Not breaking now.”
What a determined friend.
[Hahahahahaha]
[Lily?]
[This is bad]
[Not breaking, the crying is funny hahahaha]
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahah]
[12,000 hours?]
[What’s with a 512-day wait time?]
[If I lose, I won’t see Lily for a year and a half?]
[Deleting spam on hahahaha]
[What’s important is…]
Despite having died 11 times, the Red Horse’s two eyes are still burning fiercely.
I have enough holy power left and could push harder, but the problem is time.
Not the resurrection wait time, but my fourth state time.
[00:05:42]
Having kept it on for testing and the Wind Rapid Blade buff, I now have only 5 minutes left.
I don’t think I can break that guy’s will in 5 minutes.
“I can’t help it.”
I put away the staff and release the fourth state.
The distant holy power disappears, and the translucent cloth cloak that had been flowing down from my shoulder fades away.
Now, with the power of healing weakened.
The Red Horse notices that the force suppressing it has vanished and comes charging straight at me.
In my hand, a new weapon takes the place of the staff.
It’s a weapon I’ve never seen the Red Horse use, but it’s infinitely familiar to me.
Clang!
‘This is the flavor!’
…!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
The White Guardian in hammer form slammed down on the Red Horse.
The explosive power is on a different level than the holy pressure.
The Red Horse flew far away, becoming a Star of Heaven.
“That’s a home run.”
[?]
[Hahaha]
“This is it, hahahaha”
“Why use a staff? Just use the hammer.”
“Wow.”
“Great Lily.”
“What is this cut? zzzz”
“Fourth state is trash.”
“Ahhh!!”
“Oh, right.”
There’s the little kid left.
■
The buff I gave to the Wind Rapid Blade is a power based on the fourth state.
Even now, I can give a pretty meaningful buff, but being able to chop down an 80-level Field Boss with my 60-level body is something only the fourth state can do.
So when I release the fourth state, the buff given to the Wind Rapid Blade will naturally disappear as well.
The buff given to Re Wind Rapid Blade has also been released.
“Damn… I thought I was going to die.”
“I thought I had it caught. It’s slower than I expected.”
“No, I mean… the field was wide…”
He grumbled as he stood up.
But seeing his expression, it doesn’t look too bad, so it seems he cleared the quest.
“Phew! Level up! I’m now level 70!”
“Now it’s really over, right?”
“Yes! There’s one left, but that’s a real boss. You should take that, sis.”
Wind Rapid Blade said as if it were obvious.
Given his personality and what he’s shown so far, I thought he’d be more greedy, but it’s surprising.
“By the way, I heard sounds earlier. Were you hunting a boss?”
“Yes, I knocked it away, but I didn’t get the reward, so I’m going to check it out one more time now.”
“Oh! Then I’ll come and watch…”
“YAAAAAAAH!!!”
A scream echoed from afar.
A man with a mane-like hair was charging like a wild beast.
Wind Rapid Blade next to me squealed and immediately started fleeing in the opposite direction.
[Is that your brother?]
[LMAO]
[Chase on]
[But why is the boss still not dead?]
As he got closer, I could see him more clearly.
A man with chestnut mane and clothes plastered with red color.
He had double swords strapped to his back and wore an extremely angry expression.
That person is the Jeokwol Guild Master.
I checked, and it turns out Jeokwol Guild is one of the upper guilds, so that guild master might be one of the rankers.
“Where do you think you’re running off to!”
“N-no! Brother, I’m sorry!!”
“Don’t run away, you little shit! Just listen to me!!”
[LMAO]
[LOL]
[This is hilarious]
[Crack]
[The brother came to beat the childish one, haha]
[Is that Jeoksa?]
[But isn’t that Jeoksa?]
[What, is this Jeokwol’s territory?]
The Jeokwol Guild Master and Jeoksa shouted with urgency.
I was included in his line of sight too.
“Get out of here now! Circulation is about to start!”
“Circulation…?”
“Why on earth is the circulation being extended like this—”
The man couldn’t continue.
Creak.
The space itself moved before the man did.
[Circulation’s Red Horse senses a threat to its existence.]
[Circulation’s Red Horse uses the circle of circulation!]
[As the number of circulations increases, the difficulty of circulation becomes harder.]
[Current number of circulations – 11]
[Difficulty – Maximum]
[Circulating.]
The world flipped upside down.
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